An optical scanner to be used for the presidential election this year is prone to recording the wrong vote or none at all, according to a government report. But the manufacturer says problems are fixed.

Secretary of State tells attendees at Usenix security conference that optical scanning of paper ballots combined with hand tallies is more accurate and secure than an e-voting system that uses paper trails.

The billionaire files his proxy statement, urging shareholders to send in the gold-colored ballot and vote for his slate of directors. Yahoo's current board is pushing shareholders to send in their white ballots.